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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Nielsen Marketing Cloud

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ANeilsen Marketing Cloud includes a Data Management Platform (DMP), Media Planning and Optimization, Data as a Service (DaaS), Multitouch Attribution Analytics, Inflight Analytics, and integrations to different digital media channels as well as to content marketing, creative testing, search, email and social media platforms. It's designed to enable marketers to plan, execute, and report on all of their marketing activities from one place.N/A

    Pendo.io

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APendo.io is a product engagement platform with features for in-app analytics, surveys and feedback, and guidance.N/A
    Pricing
    Nielsen Marketing CloudPendo.io
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    *Free
    Free
    Base
    Contact sales team
    Core
    Contact sales team
    Pulse
    Contact sales team
    Ultimate
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Nielsen Marketing CloudPendo.io
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Nielsen Marketing CloudPendo.io
    Considered Both Products
    Nielsen
    No answer on this topic
    Pendo.io
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    61 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    48 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    Features
    Nielsen Marketing CloudPendo.io
    Data Collection
    Comparison of Data Collection features of Nielsen Marketing Cloud and Pendo.io
    Feature
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pendo.io
    -
    Ratings
    Collection of first-party data8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collection of third-party data8.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to Third-party Data Providers7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Classification
    Comparison of Data Classification features of Nielsen Marketing Cloud and Pendo.io
    Feature
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pendo.io
    -
    Ratings
    Audience taxonomy8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag Management8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Analysis Dashboard9.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Nielsen Marketing Cloud and Pendo.io
    Feature
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pendo.io
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    DMP Analytics
    Comparison of DMP Analytics features of Nielsen Marketing Cloud and Pendo.io
    Feature
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pendo.io
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign Analytics8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience Analytics8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Nielsen Marketing CloudPendo.io
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Adobe Audience Manager
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Whatfix
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Adobe Audience Manager
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Whatfix
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Nielsen Marketing CloudPendo.io
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    8.5
    (130 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (43 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Nielsen Marketing CloudPendo.io
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Nielsen
    Best suited for scenarios involving detailed analysis of customer data and demographics. Allows for complex investigation of customer and audience details. Less well suited for scenarios involving simultaneous collaboration on analysis. This product is not the best for collaboration and is better suited for individual work and individual forms of analysis.
    Incentivized
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    Pendo.io
    Pendo.io is useful in generating great dashboards that present user analytics in the best possible view that could be used for analysis & derive key insights on what could be done if there's a feature that's not being recognized by end users or if there are any pain points where users are struggling more around a workflow which is technically not that difficult. Pendo.io also can be used to create impactful guides where intercatoin of a user with the Guide can be created in less steps & have relevant information about that workflow that the user is completing. Pendo.io's resource center can act as a one stop hub to present any sidewide updates which could be information of Prod releases, New KB Articles, Register to any event, & much more. Segments can be created in as many variation as one can. In fact, Segments are the ruling property or feature that works so handy, which reduces a lot of iterative work.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Nielsen
    • I just like the manner it handles the analytical rationalization of giving a standing and updates of the inner and outside beliefs of Marketing analysis.
    • It facilitates me apprehend clients' desires and offers advice on a way to fulfill their desires.
    • When I am making plans and instinctually recognise what purchasers are going to purchase, I depend upon their real-time records to validate my assumptions and tell our media buys.
    • Automatic rewards with the media Connections. The availability of records and the alternatives to make our customer's picks understandable.
    Incentivized
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    Pendo.io
    • NPS Surveys
    • Feature usage insights
    • Identifying user behaviors using Replay feature
    • Clearly segmenting users in a way we want it to be
    • Identifying time spent on a feature/product to better understand what customers actually use
    • Documentation, in-app guides and help section
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Nielsen
    • More segments need to be created as often as possible
    • Sometimes it is hard to optimize these segments when the CTR is low - segments make it difficult to pull out zones/sites that are dragging down the CTR because they are so narrowly targeted.
    Incentivized
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    Pendo.io
    • Dashboard is sometimes very slow to load
    • Preview is problematic if the Pendo.io user doesn't have access to the target environment or application where the guide is going to display
    • It would be ideal to have a gallery of thumbnail images of previously used guides to select from, either to pull a screen capture or to use as a template. It's cumbersome to go to the guides, find the one you want, click on Preview, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Nielsen
    I still use exelate every day for my media plans that are either direct response or extremely geo-targeted.
    Incentivized
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    Pendo.io
    We have had an excellent experience with Pendo. When we've had questions or concerns, Pendo is very quick to respond and communicate with us. We have experienced top-notch customer support and customer engagement. We have actually modeled some of our implementation and product processes after Pendo's examples.
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    Usability
    Nielsen
    Very easy to utilize. Features are basic. Again just not too much in the way of involved customization
    Incentivized
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    Pendo.io
    It is intuitive for core tasks like tracking feature usage, building Guides, and viewing dashboards. The interface is clean and well structured, making it easy for product managers and operational teams to get value quickly without heavy technical support. However, there is a noticeable learning curve when setting up advanced custom events, reports, or integrations, which can take some time and internal knowledge-sharing to master.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Nielsen
    No answers on this topic
    Pendo.io
    Every time I have logged into Pendo, the service has been available for me to use. The page has never been down when I am trying to get info from there.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Nielsen
    No answers on this topic
    Pendo.io
    Everything loads fairly quickly and it's not slow. I don't use an integration, I log in straight in the webpage.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Nielsen
    I am rating this as neutral due to having minimal interaction with them
    Incentivized
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    Pendo.io
    They've been great anytime that we have needed help with something. They also have some really great help articles. We're able to figure most things out through their articles, but when we've had to call in they've been very helpful and we haven't had any problems. I'd highly recommend working with them.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Nielsen
    No answers on this topic
    Pendo.io
    The training schedule was well thought out and tailored to meet our needs. Chantelle stayed with us through the whole implementation and made sure that we were good to go.
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    Implementation Rating
    Nielsen
    No answers on this topic
    Pendo.io
    Use Segment to install and cut developers out of the work cycle!
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Nielsen
    Nielson Cloud helps businesses find, recruit, and create new advertiser client bases, as well as stand out in a crowded public space. Measure linear and digital media metrics across channels aids in giving insights in an efficient manner. Nielson Cloud also assists businesses in maximising ROI by analysing how their marketing and advertising reaches and influences audiences throughout the customer lifecycle.
    Incentivized
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    Pendo.io
    I have just very superficial experience with Google Analytics but I do believe that Pendo.io is a much much better tool in pretty much all aspects of it. It has a ton more features and capabilities and even for the capabilities where there is overlap, Pendo seems to come out ahead easily. There are aspects that Pendo could improve for sure such as what metadata it captures from the users; an example of this is screen resolution which Google Analytics captures but Pendo does not.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Nielsen
    No answers on this topic
    Pendo.io
    The system is pretty flexible and scalable, I have used it in different browsers and devices without issues.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Nielsen
    • We are using it for analytics, statistics control, and for a single pane of glass and reviews for our senior leadership. We fetch significant insights from this device which can be then provided to our stakeholders to higher understand the achievements and loopholes.
    • We can make Marketing strategies with the help of this. Also, it is benefiting financially and getting productive.
    Incentivized
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    Pendo.io
    • Reducing development time with in-app guides and resource center, with product management being able to agilely create guides in real time, this could be as much as 1 full time developer in savings.
    • Reducing business time scoping "rock fetches" than are proven to be invaluable based on analytics, each time 1 single piece of analtical data saves around ~20 hours across multiple resources.
    • Increasing user satisfaction with in-app guides and resource center
    • Increasing usage of key features through targetted messaging, those key features either drive costs ou of our business or add value to customers business.
    Incentivized
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